Discover the essential skills and knowledge to fulfil the requirements of the WHS Act and create a safer workplace for all your workers and customers. To be recognised by WorkSafe, people attending this course MUST be a Health and Safety Representative (HSR).
5 Days
This course will assist Health and Safety Representatives to confidently and competently engage everyone in meaningful communication about the risks and remedies for incidents and injuries in the workplace.
A 'representative' means a Health and Safety Representative or deputy HSR duly elected in accordance with the WHS Act.
Persons eligible for the WorkSafe WA HSR Training are HSRs or deputy HSRs elected under the WHS Act.
This workplace health and safety course is designed for elected HSRs under the WHS Act who have requested approved training to gain an understanding of the management of work health and safety under the WHS legislation and their role and entitlements as HSRs.
Managers and supervisors may also attend to gain knowledge of the requirements under the WHS Act and gain a better understanding of the roles and responsibilities of their HSRs.
This health and safety representative course will provide HSRs with information and skills relating to:
You will learn to:
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